The 1st runner to break the 4-minute barrier in the mile dies

May 6, 1954 , Britain's Roger Bannister hits the tape to break the four-minute mile in Oxford, England.

 

Record-breaking British athlete Roger Bannister, the first man to run a mile in under four minutes, has died aged 88, his family announced on Sunday.

"Sir Roger Bannister, died peacefully in Oxford on 3rd March 2018, aged 88, surrounded by his family who were as loved by him, as he was loved by them," his family said.